Through the generosity of Crusade for Art, Start With Art: PGH received $10,000 to get off the ground in 2015. However, there are many large expenses that exceeded the initial grant. At this time, the photographs are not for sale...the only way to receive one is to be born here, but we are grateful and appreciative of any donations no matter how small! Please click on the button below to make a tax-deductible donation through my fiscal sponsor, New Sun Rising. Thank you for your time and please share this with your friends using #StartWithArtPGH

Start with Art: Pittsburgh

Creating art collectors, one baby at a time

Start with Art is a program to promote artists in the Pittsburgh region and build a culture of collecting by gifting an original, signed photograph from a local photographer to newborn babies.

For the entirety of 2017, every baby born at St. Clair Hospital, UPMC Mercy, and the Pittsburgh Midwife Center will begin life as an art collector. Each month in 2017 is assigned to a local artist who will create an image that will only be given to babies born in that month.